Overview
CAQC Approved. A+ In Depth covers both hardware and software including coverage on Windows XP, Windows 2000, NT4, and Windows 9x. The author, Jean Andrews, also covers P4 motherboards, notebooks, printers, PDAs, and wireless devices. This book will map to the new exams that are scheduled for fall 2003. There is a grid that has a detailed breakdown of all the high-level main exam objectives and where each objective is covered in the book. There is also an appendix that lists all of the exam sub-objectives and where each is addressed in the book. A+ In Depth is a solid guide for anyone aspiring to take the A+ exam.
Synopsis
Mapping to newly-revised 2002 CompTIA A+ Upgrade Exams and covering both hardware and software, A+ in Depth bears the CompTIA Authorized Quality Curriculum (CAQC) seal of approval. With in-depth coverage on Windows XP, Windows 2000, NT4, and Windows 9X, readers will gain a complete understanding of the fundamentals of supporting and troubleshooting computer hardware and software. This book also covers P4 motherboards, notebooks, printers, PDA s, and wireless devices. To help readers pay close attention to exam information during their reading, A+ certification icons highlight all of the material related to the exams noting both the exam and objective number. In addition, the included MeasureUp CD contains over 200 questions with 3 different modes of study Study Mode, Certification Mode, and Custom. A+ in Depth is an ideal guide for anyone aspiring to take the A+ exams.
Editorials
From Barnes & Noble
The Barnes & Noble ReviewIf you’re a computer technician, or want to be one, A+ certification is rapidly becoming a requirement, not an option. The two A+ exams have been revised, so an old book may not cut the mustard anymore. Jean Andrews’s 1,000-page study guide most assuredly will.
Andrews covers every exam objective on both the A+ hardware and operating system exams: the boot process, power supplies, motherboards, processors, memory, disks, I/O, multimedia, and Windows 9x/Me through XP. It’s all here, from the latest peripherals, buses, and memory standards to Wi-Fi networking.
This book’s more visual than many A+ guides. Its hundreds of photos and diagrams won’t just make learning easier: They’ll make this a handy reference for your day-to-day work.
There’s also a good deal of practical coverage you won’t find in run-of-the-mill A+ books. For example: a step-by-step walkthrough of building a PC from the ground up. Six appendices cover everything from error messages to hexadecimal numbering and memory addressing. There’s even a quick Linux primer, enough to help you cope if a Red Hat box walks in the door.
The accompanying CD-ROM contains MeasureUp software with more than 200 super-realistic sample questions for each A+ exam. You can practice in “Study Mode” (work at your own pace, see correct answers immediately) or Certification Mode (a timed test that simulates the real thing). There’s even a Custom Mode, which lets you test yourself on the topics you’re most worried about. Oh, and to help pay for the book, a 20 percent discount coupon on the exam itself. Tough to beat that. Bill Camarda
Bill Camarda is a consultant, writer, and web/multimedia content developer. His 15 books include Special Edition Using Word 2000 and Upgrading & Fixing Networks for Dummies, Second Edition.